Today
Cypress
Wind Power Facility
The Cypress Wind Power Facility is the first wind generating facility built by SaskPower. In 2002, Cypress was built as a 9 turbine, 6 megawatt facility. Its clean energy was used for our optional GreenPower product.
Due to the positive response to GreenPower, Cypress was expanded in 2003 by adding 7 turbines equalling 5 megawatts of electricity. Today, 16 turbines with a peak capacity of 11 megawatts are producing green electricity.
Project at a glance
Phase I - nine wind turbines generating 6 MW were commissioned in 2002
Phase II - seven wind generating 5 MW were commissioned in 2003
Each of the 16 Vestas V47 wind turbines generates up to 660 KW of power
Each wind turbine rotor is 47 metres in diameter
Each turbine blade is 23 metres long
When generating power, blades rotate at a speed of 28.5 revolutions per minute
The turbines operate between wind speeds of 15 km/hr and 90 km/hr.
The towers are 50 metres high – equivalent to the height of a 12-storey building
All towers were manufactured by Hitachi Canadian Industries Ltd. in Saskatoon
The location for the Cypress Wind Power Facility was chosen based on wind characteristics of the area, as well as proximity to the electrical grid, road access and land availability
The Government of Canada provided approximately $2.6 million in funding over 10 years for Cypress I and $1.47 million in funding over 10 years for Cypress II through the Wind Power Production Incentive (WPPI) program.
Location
The Cypress Wind Power Facility is located approximately 12 kilometres southwest
of Gull Lake.
Learn more
To learn more about this project, download
a brochure about the Cypress Wind Power Facility, or request
a brochure be mailed to you.
